THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT 1923

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THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT 1923

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

Section

1	Short title Extent Commencement And application
2	Definitions

CHAPTER II
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION

3	Employer's liability for compensation
4	Amount of compensation
4-a	Compensation to be paid when due and penalty for default
5	Method of calculating wages
6	Review
7	Commutation of half-monthly payments
8	Distribution of compensation
9	Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged
10	Notice and claim
10-A	Power to require from employers statement regarding fatal accidents
10-B	Report of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries
11	Medical examination
12	Contracting
13	Remedies of employer against stranger
14	Insolvency of employer
14-A	Compensation to be first charge on assets transferred by employer
15	Special provisions relating to matters and seamen
16	Returns as to compensation
17	Contracting out
18	[Omitted.]
18-A	Penalties

CHAPTER III
COMMISSIONERS

19	Reference to Commissioners
20	Appointment of Commissioners
21	Venue of proceeding and transfer
22	Form of application
22-A	Power of commissioner to require further deposit in of fatal accident
23	Power and procedure of Commissioners
24	Appearance of parties
25	Method of recording evidence
26	Costs
27	Power to submit cases
28	Registration of agreements
29	Effect of failure to register agreement
30	Appeals
30-A	Withholding of certain payments pending decision of appeal
31	Recovery

CHAPTER IV
RULES

32	Power of the State Government to make rules
33	[Repealed]
34	Publication of rules
35	Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for the transfer of money paid as compensation
36	Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament

SCHEDULE I-Part I-List of injuries deemed to result in permanent total disablement
Part II- List of injuries to result in permanent partial disablement
SCHEDULE II-List of persons, who, subject to the provisions of section 2 (1) (n), are included in the definitions of workmen
SCHEDULE III-List of Occupational Diseases
SCHEDULE IV-Factors for working out lump sum equipment of compensation amount in case of permanent disablement and death

THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION RULES 1924

PRELIMINARY

PART I
REVIEW OF HALF-MONTHLY PAYMENT AND
COMMUTATION THERE OF

3	When application may be made without medical certificate
4	Procedure of application for review
5	Procedure on application for commutation

PART II
DEPOSIT OF COMPENSATION

6	Deposit under section 8 (1)
7	Publication of lists of deposits
8	Application by dependant for deposit of compensation
9	Deposit under section 8 (2)
10	Investment of money

PART III
REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS

11	Report of fatal accidents
12	Right of employer to present memorandum when information received

PART IV
MEDICAL EXAMINATION

13	Workman not to be required to submit to medical examination save in accordance with rules
14	Examination when workman and medical practitioner both on premises
15	Examination in other cases
16	Restrictions on number of examinations
17	Examination after suspension of right to compensation
18	Examination of woman

PART V
PROCEDURE

19	Introductory
20	Applications
21	Production of documents
22	Application presented to wrong Commissioner
23	Examination of applicant
24	Summary dismissal of application
25	Preliminary inquiry into application
26	Notice to opposite party
27	Appearance and examination of opposite party
28	Framing of issues
29	Power to postpone trial of issues of fact where issues of law arises
30	Diary
31	Reason for postponement to be recorded
32	Judgment
33	Summoning of witnesses
34	Exemption from payment of costs
35	Right of entry for local inspection
36	Procedure in connection with local inspection
37	Power of summary examination
38	Agreement to abide by Commissioner's decision
39	Procedure where indemnity dismissed under section 12
40	Procedure in connected cases
41	Certain provisions of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to apply
42	Provisions regarding signature of forms
43	Appointment of compensation among dependants

PART VI
TRANSFER

44	Transfer for report
45	Transmission of money

PART VII
RECORDS OF MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT

46	When representatives must be appointed
47	When new representative to be appointed

PART VIII
RECORDS OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

48	Form of memorandum
49	Procedure where the Commissioner does not consider that he should refuse to record memorandum
50	Procedure where Commissioner considers that he should refuse to record the memorandum
51	Procedure on refusal to record memorandum
52	Regulation of memorandum accepted for record
FORMS -A TO R
THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION RETURNS